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May 23, 2018 · Betty Grable. Born December 18, 1916. St. Louis, Missouri. Died July 2, 1973. Santa Monica, California. Model, actress. A Hollywood movie studio dubbed the 1943 pinup of actress Betty Grable "the picture that launched a million dreams."
Betty Grable. Biography. Betty Grable (December 18, 1916 – July 2, 1973) was an American actress, pin-up girl, dancer, model, and singer. Grable was enrolled in Clark's Dancing School at the age of three. At age 13, Grable and her mother set out for Hollywood with the hopes of stardom.
The U.S. Treasury Department listed her as the highest-salaried American woman in 1946 and 1947, and she earned more than $3 million during her career. Grable began her film career in 1929 at age 12 and was later fired from a contract for having signed with a false identification.
